Description
The Leidos Health & Civil Sector is seeking a Software Engineering Lead to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI).
The Software Engineering Lead will oversee the design, development, modernization, integration, testing, deployment, and sustainment of enterprise software solutions supporting NCI.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, modernization, testing, deployment, and sustainment of enterprise software applications supporting NIH/NCI scientific, clinical, and business operations.
- Provide technical leadership across the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) using Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality software solutions.
- Establish and enforce software engineering best practices, coding standards, configuration management, and DevSecOps processes to support continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).
- Develop and maintain enterprise applications using technologies including Java, Python, Ruby, Oracle, NoSQL databases, MongoDB, AWS cloud services, and serverless computing.
- Lead cloud modernization initiatives, including application migration, containerization, automation, and implementation of cloud-native solutions within NIH/NCI-managed AWS environments.
- Design, implement, and support application hosting environments using on-premises and cloud infrastructure while ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability.
- Oversee database design, administration, security, and data integrity for enterprise applications and scientific data platforms.
- Collaborate with business analysts, quality assurance teams, systems engineers, and Government stakeholders to develop requirements, conduct application demonstrations, support production operations, and deliver user training.
- Support software quality assurance activities, including Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), automated testing, code reviews, and release management.
- Ensure compliance with NIH, NCI, HHS, FISMA, FedRAMP, Section 508, and enterprise cybersecurity requirements, including secure authentication, cloud security, and continuous monitoring.
- Provide technical leadership supporting Oracle Clinical (OC), C3D, Oracle WebLogic, and related clinical research application environments, including installation, upgrades, maintenance, and operational support.
- Prepare technical documentation, architecture artifacts, and engineering recommendations while supporting continuous improvement and adoption of emerging technologies that advance NIH/NCI research and business missions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline. Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5 years leading enterprise software development teams on large Federal IT programs.
- Demonstrated experience supporting NIH, HHS, CMS, or other Federal civilian agencies.
- Strong knowledge of modern software development methodologies, Agile frameworks, DevSecOps, and secure software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Hands-on experience with Java, Python, Ruby, Oracle, RESTful APIs, and modern software engineering frameworks.
- Experience implementing DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, automated testing, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications using Amazon Web Services (AWS), including services such as Lambda, S3, API Gateway, CloudFront, DynamoDB, Aurora, Neptune, Redshift, QLDB, and related cloud technologies.
- Experience with containerization, cloud migration, application hosting, and enterprise application modernization.
- Experience designing and administering relational and NoSQL databases, including Oracle and MongoDB.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and modeling techniques, including BPMN and ArchiMate.
- Experience supporting Federal cybersecurity and compliance requirements, including FISMA, FedRAMP, Section 508, and secure authentication technologies such as SAML.
- Experience collaborating with Government stakeholders, business analysts, quality assurance teams, and technical staff to deliver enterprise software solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical information to both technical and executive audiences.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust / ADPII Clearance.
Benefits
No benefits information provided.
Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00